From: Gary Guo <gary@garyguo.net>
To: "Miguel Ojeda" <ojeda@kernel.org>,
"Boqun Feng" <boqun@kernel.org>,
"Björn Roy Baron" <bjorn3_gh@protonmail.com>,
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Cc: Gary Guo <gary@garyguo.net>,
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Subject: [PATCH v2 4/4] gpu: nova-core: fix barrier usage in GSP->CPU messaging path
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:38:40 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260609-rust-barrier-v2-4-30fcc48e1cd0@garyguo.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260609-rust-barrier-v2-0-30fcc48e1cd0@garyguo.net>
In the CPU->GSP messaging path, the code reads the write pointer from GSP,
reads the response and advances the read pointer.
A LOAD->LOAD ordering is required after the write pointer read and the data
read. Add it as this is currently missing.
A LOAD->STORE ordering is required after the data read and the advance of
read pointer. Currently a Rust `SeqCst` barrier is used, which roughly maps
to `smp_mb(Full)`; this however does not order DMA operations (notably on
ARM, the generate barrier orders inner shareable and not outer shareable,
which is ordered by `dma_mb`). This ordering does not need to be in between
read pointer read and write, because it's for ordering between the ring
buffer data and the pointer; the RMW operation does not internally need a
barrier (nor it has to be atomic, as CPU pointers are updated by CPU only),
so move it out to cmdq.rs for clarity.
Signed-off-by: Gary Guo <gary@garyguo.net>
---
drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/cmdq.rs | 8 ++++++++
drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/fw.rs | 9 ---------
2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/cmdq.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/cmdq.rs
index 94c2790d943d..229d49a67077 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/cmdq.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/cmdq.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
aref::ARef,
barrier::{
dma_mb,
+ Full,
+ Read,
Write, //
},
Mutex, //
@@ -339,6 +341,9 @@ fn driver_write_area_size(&self) -> usize {
(MSGQ_NUM_PAGES, tx)
};
+ // ORDERING: Ensure data load is ordered after load of GSP write pointer.
+ dma_mb(Read);
+
// SAFETY:
// - `data` was created from a valid pointer, and `rx` and `tx` are in the
// `0..MSGQ_NUM_PAGES` range per the invariants of `gsp_write_ptr` and `cpu_read_ptr`,
@@ -436,6 +441,9 @@ fn cpu_read_ptr(&self) -> u32 {
// Informs the GSP that it can send `elem_count` new pages into the message queue.
fn advance_cpu_read_ptr(&mut self, elem_count: u32) {
+ // ORDERING: Ensure read pointer is properly ordered with a LOAD->STORE ordering.
+ dma_mb(Full);
+
super::fw::gsp_mem::advance_cpu_read_ptr(&self.0, elem_count)
}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/fw.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/fw.rs
index fae2eae495d1..b213385c1f01 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/fw.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/gsp/fw.rs
@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@
// TODO: Replace with `IoView` projections once available.
pub(super) mod gsp_mem {
- use core::sync::atomic::{
- fence,
- Ordering, //
- };
-
use kernel::{
dma::Coherent,
dma_read,
@@ -76,10 +71,6 @@ pub(in crate::gsp) fn cpu_read_ptr(qs: &Coherent<GspMem>) -> u32 {
pub(in crate::gsp) fn advance_cpu_read_ptr(qs: &Coherent<GspMem>, count: u32) {
let rptr = cpu_read_ptr(qs).wrapping_add(count) % MSGQ_NUM_PAGES;
-
- // Ensure read pointer is properly ordered.
- fence(Ordering::SeqCst);
-
dma_write!(qs, .cpuq.rx.0.readPtr, rptr);
}
--
2.54.0
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-09 15:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-09 15:38 [PATCH v2 0/4] rust: more memory barriers bindings Gary Guo
2026-06-09 15:38 ` [PATCH v2 1/4] rust: sync: add helpers for mb, dma_mb and friends Gary Guo
2026-07-02 4:35 ` Boqun Feng
2026-08-07 16:05 ` [tip: locking/core] rust: sync: Add " tip-bot2 for Gary Guo
2026-06-09 15:38 ` [PATCH v2 2/4] rust: sync: generic memory barriers Gary Guo
2026-07-02 4:56 ` Boqun Feng
2026-08-07 16:05 ` [tip: locking/core] rust: sync: Add " tip-bot2 for Gary Guo
2026-06-09 15:38 ` [PATCH v2 3/4] gpu: nova-core: fix barrier usage in CPU->GSP messaging path Gary Guo
2026-06-09 15:38 ` Gary Guo [this message]
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